M4.2 earthquake near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Sar?han, India on 23 Feb 2022, 04:28 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Shimla, about 78 km away in Himachal Pradesh, India.